Well, it’s been one week since my LIS and I believe I can say that things are improving. I wake up with a bit of pain - mostly, I think, from where one of the skin tags was removed, but it’s hard to tell, since pain radiates. I’m still having some spasms after BMs, but they are not as bad as pre-LIS (KOW!). BMs themselves aren’t as bad either. There is still a bit of pain, especially at the fissure site, but I don't feel like I'm passing a basketball anymore. I have been using a turkey baster as a kind of bidet while going because stool stings a bit, and I use very wet 3-ply TP to dab my butt clean, and I shower after every BM - what a production!
The post-BM pain is a bit different too. The burning isn’t as bad, and most of the pain later on is localized to the fissure, and I think the incision site. A new sensation is a deeper bruised feeling that comes on a while after a BM – has anyone else had this?
No incontinence so far – not even gas, which I’m actually finding easier to pass. I’m not getting a lot of drainage either. Mostly it’s just blood seeping out. I’m not sure where that’s coming from – it could be from where the one skin tag was removed. Drainage is actually a bit difficult to measure because I’m not wearing any pants or underwear. I work from home, and I’m mostly on the couch, so I can get away with that (my husband is amused).
I’m lounging with a towel under me to catch any ‘seepage’, but there’s not enough to show up on the towel. I just notice it when I go to the bathroom. I want to keep the area well ventilated. So far I haven’t detected anything other than blood though, so it I think that’s ok.
The swelling has gone down quite a bit. I’ve mustered the courage to look a few times and the area looks a bit weird. It’s hard to describe, but the fissure itself looks differently shaped – more of a zig-zag than a straight line, like it was before. I don’t know what that means.
I was taking Robaxecet about an hour or so after BMs – especially if I have a second one, but I haven’t needed one today, so far. I’m hoping the residual spasms will settle down. And I’m wondering if there are still some milder spasms because I also had skin tags removed, which perhaps ‘shocked’ my butt a bit more than just an LIS would have?
Well, that’s it so far. I’m hoping that I’m on the road to recovery now … the wait-and-see phase is a bit psychologically draining, but I’m forcing myself to stay optimistic
I really hope everybody else is doing well and having a good day